The Sheriff’s Office is proud to announce the graduation of five deputy sheriffs from the Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Training Academy. The deputies formally graduated with Session 130 on Thursday, June 26 in a ceremony at Dominion High School in Sterling. Their graduation follows nearly six months of deputy and law enforcement training, including emergency vehicle operations, firearms training, defensive tactics, jail and courthouse procedures, crash investigation, basic legal training and other important areas.

The deputy graduates are Andrew Brunsting, Jeffrey Halaut, Marko Nikolic, Dorian Shelley and Timothy Wauhop. Deputy Wauhop distinguished himself by earning top honors in emergency vehicle operations and third place in academic achievement in deputy school.